WHETHER it was clunky, painful or a romantic moment to treasure for ever, we never forget losing our virginity.

The average Brit has sex for the first time at the age of 17.

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Four women reveal if, how and when they lost their virginity

Here, CHRISTINA EARLE speaks to three women who remember the first time – and one who is still waiting.

I felt ready for it

NURSERY worker Vikki Trigwell, 22, lost her virginity aged 17 to her then-boyfriend of six months.

Vikki, who lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex, says:

"Losing my virginity was a positive experience and not pre-planned.

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Vikki felt ready to lose her virginity at 17 with her then boyfriend and is glad she waited

"There was so much pressure from other people at school to have sex and some kids called me names because I hadn’t done it, but I never really let it get to me.

"My mum asked me to wait, saying she had made mistakes when she was younger – and that did influence my decision.

"I eventually lost my virginity to my first proper boyfriend.

"We’d been together for about six months and were at my house in my bed.

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She took her mum's advice and did not have sex because of peer pressure

"He’d had sex before but I hadn’t. We’d talked about it and made out a lot but that night it just happened naturally.

"It probably lasted five minutes.

"I’d heard girls talking about how it was the most painful thing they’d done, but I didn’t feel the pain I was expecting.

"After that, our relationship was all about sex until six months later, when we split up.

"The pressure younger teenagers put on others and the teasing that goes on if you haven’t done it means a lot of people lose their virginity just so they can tell their friends – not because they really want to.

"I’m really glad I waited until I was ready. It was a positive experience and I don’t regret it."

Only did it to fit in

BARISTA Sophie Finney, 22, first had sex with a friend when she was 16 – the legal age of consent.

Now Sophie, from Chesterfield, wishes she had waited until she met someone who meant more to her.

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Sophie had sex for the first time when she was 16 and only did it to avoid being bullied for being a virgin

She says: "He was the cousin of my best friend at the time. We weren’t together as boyfriend and girlfriend and nothing had happened between us before.

"I went to his place one night with some friends to watch some films, ended up staying over and, after talking for ages, it just happened.

"I really hadn’t done anything before with anyone. I was quite shy when I was younger but all of my friends had lost their virginity and I felt a pressure to do it too.

"It was more a case of fitting in than wanting to have sex – fit in or put up with the bullying for still being a virgin.

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Sophie believes her first time felt awkward because 'it wasn't supposed to happen'

"I remember the moment itself being awkward because it wasn’t supposed to ­happen.

"Physically, it was a bit uncomfortable and it took a couple of days for what I’d actually done to register.

"I didn’t regret it immediately but after speaking to friends I realised that regret was exactly what I felt. I wished I’d been true to myself.

"It wasn’t the start of a relationship, although we’re still friends – it was just something that happened between us one night.

"In reality, I think girls are thinking about having sex from around the age of 13 and there’s a huge amount of peer pressure.

"Looking back, I don’t regret the age – just that it wasn’t with someone who meant more to me."

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